ENISE is part of the "Groupe des Ecoles Nationales d’Ingénieurs", Groupe ENI - French for the Group of National Engineering Schools, which is a network of 5 French public engineering schools.[2]

It is also part of the University of Lyon, a state-run Higher Education & Research (HE & R) consortium - a federation of 18 Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) that federate their doctoral schools under one doctoral college representing a total of 120 000 students, 11 500 research lecturers and 230 public laboratories.[3]

ENISE was established in 1961 with the Mechanical Engineering major. The Civil Engineering major was introduced in 1971. At that time it was a 4 year program but since 1987 students follow a 5 year program. This is due to additional work placement in the third fourth and fifth year. In 2009, it became an Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel.

Key events :

1961 - ENISE is founded. Accreditation is obtained for the Mechanical Engineering programme

1971 - Accreditation is obtained for the Civil Engineering programme

1987 - The duration for the engineering courses is extended to 5 years after the Baccalauréat

The main building is based in the South of Saint Etienne on one of the hills surrounding the city. Here there are many classrooms, one lecture theatre, 7 computer rooms, civil engineering laboratories, mechanical engineering laboratories, boiler works, language laboratories and conference rooms. It also has extensive grounds for Civil Engineering field assignments.

The Pôle Productique, located in the north of St Etienne, is the mechanical engineering and research centre.

The engineering courses at ENISE allow students to gain industry exposure through compulsory industrial training periods. Each student is required to complete a semester-long internship in the 3rd, 4th and 5th year.

Development of the scientific and technological basis for manufacturing engineered functional objects and surfaces by technologies based on concentrated energy fluxes (lasers, plasma, thermal jets, etc.)

From 1963, the Student Association of ENISE allows every student to invest themselves and lead big projects.

From their arrival, first year students are successively integrated in the school, in their promotion and then in the student life of the school. Through every organized activity, students develop their organisational and team-building skills which are essential in order to become an engineer.

What does it do?

By taking part of the association, you can also join a club including:

- Keur Moussa : a humanitarian association[10]
- 4L Trophy : participation in the big humanitarian project[11]
- EDHEC : a national sports event in which only universities compete[12]
- ENISE CULT' : cultural events in Saint Etienne providing reductions for students[13]
- ENISE CONCEPT : providing students with paid engineering work experience at the university[14]
- Robo I-Tech:[15] participate in an annual Robotic competition event from France which gathers students from many high schools and universities in France and around the world together[16]
- and so much more.

In addition, through the year the association organizes some events such as:

- Integration : activities are planned during an entire week in order to meet people in the same year or older students
- Ski trip : a week in a ski resort to enjoy skiing with students that you only know in a school context
- Inter ENI games : every year all the universities in the ENI group get together to a sports competition
- Graduation Ball : it is the last evening all together to celebrate the last year student graduation[17]